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Introduction
The strata sequence currently used is A15A, it is a sequence based on the A15 data and is unique to A15.
The phases are in turn based on the Mozan sitewide frame, Strata sequence MZA dated May 2011.
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The strata definition chart (A15A)
Note that the feature number in parentheses is an exemplar of the stratum, not a definitive model. Entries in bold face refer to the more significant strata.
| phase | sequence | A15 sr |
definition stratigraphy (typology/chronology; sample feature) |
| 9s | 1 | 00 | Baulks (f96) |
| 9m | 2 | 20 | Topsoil (f1) |
| 9m | 3 | 30 | Soil beneath topsoil (f3) |
| 9c | 4 | 50 | Gully wash (f386) |
| No phase 8 material recovered from A15 | |||
| 7z | 6 | 100 | Brickfall (f23) |
| 7m | 5 | 150 | Mittani structures and accumulations (a35)) |
| 6v | 7 | 230 | Khabur abandonment (f388) |
| 6s | 8 | 240 | Accumulation within houses (f374) |
| 6h | 9 | 250c | Khabur burials (a21) |
| 6h | 10 | 250b | Khabur kilns (a30) |
| 6h | 11 | 250a | Khabur pits (f135) |
| 6c | 12 | 270 | Khabur construction (f6) |
| 6c | 13 | 290 | Early Khabur occupation (f327) |
| 5m | 14 | 320 | Late Phase 5 deposits (f329) |
| 5h | 15 | 350 | Mid-phase 5 deposits (f322) |
| 5c | 16 | 380 | Early-phase 5 deposits (f339) |
| 4r | 17 | 420 | Use of Tar'am Agade remodel (a34) |
| 4m | 18 | 480 | Remodel of Palace for Tar'am Agade (a39) |
| 4l | 19 | 520 | Shift away from formal use of spaces (f538) |
| 4j | 21 | 540 | Use of spaces for formal receptions (f558) |
| 4j | 22 | 560 | Construction of Tupkish palace reception area (a41) |
| 4f | 23 | 570 | pre-Palace structures (f571) |
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